Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor once said “all judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.” This statement embodies the importance of a judicial position. Judges are meant to be diligent, hard work, and most of all passionate. These characteristics are the basis of what makes a good, fair, and honest judge. Attorney Rebekah R. Coleman who is a a candidate for Wayne County Circuit Court Judge is an example of these characteristics. She is dedicated to fighting for the right result because its not just a job, its a mission.
A native of the city of Detroit, Attorney Coleman has been fighting for justice for more than six years. Upon graduation from Wayne State University Law
On October 31, 1963 a Cleveland Police Detective stopped and arrested three men outside a department store window. The officer charged two of the men with carrying concealed weapons. One of the men involved in this stop and frisk, John W. Terry, challenged the ruling, stating that it was against his 4th Amendment rights to be searched for weapons by an off duty police officer without probable cause for arrest. On June 10, 1968 the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the policeman stating he had more than enough reason to stop these men and conduct a search. This case has been used as a guideline in many other rulings since 1968 that involve what may or may not be an “unreasonable search and seizure” under the 4th Amendment.
Mr. Bailey took a risk and resigned his position as Kroger Manager when he received his letter of acceptance from Thomas. M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI. Mr. Bailey would make the President’s List at Cooley and decided to transfer to Salmon P. Chase College of Law, in Highland Heights, Kentucky. My pursuit of my Juris Doctorate was one of a tortoise, instead of the hare and he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in December 2005. He then took and passed Kentucky Bar Exam in 2008. He began his legal career as a Public Defender in 2009. The Public Defender’s office training allowed Mr. Bailey to learn and work on various legal matters that continues to be of great benefit to his practice today. In 2011, Mr. entered private practice in Bowling Green, KY, and continue to strive for professional excellence, skills, and intelligence. Over the years, Mr. Bailey has fought for justice, helped keep families together, fought against racial profiling, employment discrimination, and became a voice for the voiceless. Today, Mr. Bailey is the owner of Bailey Law Firm of S.KY, PLLC in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Bailey practices criminal defense, immigration law, personal injury, Bankruptcy and
How to become a good justice, especially a Supreme Court Justice, whose decision can hugely affect the interpretation of constitution in the subsequent cases around the country. In Tinker v. Des Moines, justice Fortas provided a great example of how to become a good justice. The majority opinion in Tinker v. Des Moines makes a reasonable, coherent and solid argument, which is stronger than the dissent in the decision.
The life of every American citizen, whether they realize it or not, is influenced by one entity--the United States Supreme Court. This part of government ensures that the freedoms of the American people are protected by checking the laws that are passed by Congress and the actions taken by the President. While the judicial branch may have developed later than its counterparts, many of the powers the Supreme Court exercises required years of deliberation to perfect. In the early years of the Supreme Court, one man’s judgement influenced the powers of the court systems for years to come. John Marshall was the chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, and as the only lasting Federalist influence in a newly Democratic-Republican
The Wayne County commissioners approved a request from Prosecutor Dan Lutz to appoint the Holmes County Prosecutor’s Office to take over a case involving a former Wooster Police officer who allegedly broke into a current officer’s home.
The judge selection process in the USA today differs from one state to the other. Each state has its defined procedures to select and dismiss a judge from service. However, some of the States share the guidelines in choosing judges. Another common thing in the selection process is that all judges serve for a period of time upon which one is supposed to be elected to serve in the judiciary for another term. In this paper, the main focus is the selection process of the judge in Tennessee State. It also evaluates the similarities and differences between Tennessee State selection processes against Texas State.
During the morning fall hours of November 7th, 2013 within the minute desolate rural community of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado as entered the historic three story Victorian style building in which the 15th District Court of Cheyenne County which was playing host to several criminal court cases according to the court docket. The county happens to be the sixth least densely populated county within the state of Colorado in which provided a shocking revelation as the vastly large docket of criminal offenses in which was scheduled to be heard this morning. In order to access the courtrooms on would began by walking to the second floor of the county building building were Sheriff Ken Putnam was found standing outside the courtroom next to a metal detector. Sheriff Putnam was acting as the court security officer.
This study is designed to provide the efficiency status of 38 Hamilton County Judges. The study looked at the number of cases disposed, appealed and reversed. The information gathered is from data for the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court and Municipal Court. Two of the judges, Patrick Dinkelacker and Timothy Hogan served in two different courts during the three year study period. This report will show the efficiency of all 38 judges as a whole and as individuals.
On October 31st, 1963, an incident took place involving Cleveland Police Department Detective Martin McFadden and community members John W. Terry and Richard Chilton which resulted in the historical 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Terry v. Ohio. The decision ruled that an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when stopped or searched by a police officer, if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is committing a crime and has reasonable belief that the individual may be armed and dangerous.
Vincent clerked at the Orleans District Attorney’s office for approximately two years while in law school and preparing for the Bar examination. During his time as a clerk, I encountered two personal friends who were Assistant District Attorneys on separate occasions. Both Assistant District Attorneys praised Vincent’s work ethic, professionalism and quality of work. One even stated that the Assistant District Attorneys competed for Vincent’s assistance on their cases. Vincent has demonstrated through work experience that he is capable of developing into a competent attorney.
In order to meet this requirement SBS made an arrangement with another accredited private Christian school where they would review and monitor all requirements to make sure they were in keeping with what the district wanted. Over the course of 3 years, 20 students attended these classes.
Therefore as a judge, I’m not really all appointed on all the political parties that there is, but also I have to go through the Senates courses of hearing for I can be able to view the prospective point that’s from the constitution. But in my role as the/a judge it’s to make the right decisions that are all base on the law and that are based on the constitution as well.
One of the qualities that I value the most in a Supreme Court justice is that generally the judge has had previous experience in the legal field. Having prior knowledge and experience in the legal system is essential because to be able to make constitutional decisions on court cases one has to know the law and be able to know how to apply it to various court cases. The current eight justices in the Supreme Court have all attended prestige law schools and have been judges with the exception of Justice Kagan who was never a judge before becoming a Supreme Court
As Glen Whitley talked to us in class, there was not a moment that I was not intrigued by what he was telling us. He managed to grasp our attention throughout his entire presentation. Judge Whitley maintained a very professional persona but still managed to be humorous at times. He gave us a very detailed personal and professional background which gave us some insight on how he got to where he is today. Glen Whitley is very passionate about what he does. He hopes to be able to make a difference and impact people’s lives. Throughout his presentation I got the impression that he is a very strong-minded, intelligent, and dedicated individual. His leadership throughout the discussion demonstrated his ability to plan ahead and think about the future.
All public servants overcome challenges faced in their positions. The public servant role of a Municipal Court Judge faces many challenges during his/her judgeship. In an interview with Judge Sybil Cleveland, she stated that a challenge of judgeship is following the judicial code of ethics (personal communication, November 7, 2015). There is a code of conduct for all United States Judges, which includes federal, state and local judges. According to United States